Where does “faie” come from?
faie (Middle English) comes from Middle French feie, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
faie (Middle English): Magical, enchanted, or otherworldly; fey or fae;...
Definitions
- Magical, enchanted, or otherworldly; fey or fae;...
Ancestry of “faie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | feie | — |
| 2 | Old French | fae | — |
| 3 | Latin | fāta | Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate |
| 4 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 5 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 6 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |